The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-05
HELLO! HELLO! HELLO!
Over Seven Hundred Telephones
To Be Ordered Out.
Memphis Busfoess Men Ana others
Rosisting the Opprsssf"s ora
Nashville Monopoly.

appointed at q previous meeting 10
communicate With The telephone
company % to increased rate on tele.
phones. TIE meeting was largely at.
tended by business men, who seemed
determined to resist the imposition
sought to be put upon them by tele-
phone monopoly Of Ma hville.
Mr.. Louis Hanauer, the chairman,
called the meeting to order aud asked
Mr.. d +. Myers to read the report Of
the conference comm tee, which he
die as follows:
COMMITTEE REPORT.
"To tho Subscribers Of the Cumberland
Telephone aud Telegraph Company, Mem
pitts:
AT a meeting OF large number oil
sub crIberS, held at the Merchants
exchange, on Thursday, the 10Th ult :
to protest against the compsny's pro-
posed increase OF rental rates, II %se,
on mo ion, unanimously resolved as
the sense Of that meeting that the
rental OF the telephones should not
exceed $40 for residences and $50 for
business houses; and In pursuaDcs OF
that resolution 1t wae further made
the duty OF Your committee, there.
und,r appointed, to confer with the
teltp one company for the purpose
Of securing their Hcquiesence In
these views. Your committee have
nov the honor TO report that having
called upon the company's sgent,
Manager COCK, he kindly receive
thar suggestions, but II for.ned them
that he had no authority TO make
terms, etc, but would at once lay or
communication bsioro the proper , I'll
Gers OF the company, who won d al MI
early day reply. Mr.. Cook hes sine
notified us Of the adverse dection oi
his compsny in words terein sta ,hed
as foil, wa, etc, viz
Cumberland Telephone A Telegraph Co. l
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct. l, 1887. !
"'H. N. Cook, Manager, Memphis. Tenn.
"'Dear Slr-Your commnI icslion Of
the 20 h nit. regarding the acton OF
the committee Of telephone eubscrib
ers, WAS presented 10 cur board OF di.
rectors, and wa feel sure that II they
thoroughly understood our position
they would witbdraw their opposition
. 10 The snail advance made on tele.
phon,s for business purposes. IL
view oil the sdvance not applying Il
residences, and lie really only 81 PEI
mon b on Offices. and, taking In cen
sldera'ion the immense expense WI
have incurred In Memphis In givip,
first class service, one item alone
amounting TO $50 900, and that th,
wires and poles will have 10 be re-
placed In O very short lime, we cannot
live and 20 on with the business Of IN,
company without this advance. We
hope you will explain the matter fuily
TO The opposition there, and fee
sati fed, when they understand 1,
they will take correct view OF IL. lC
addition TO what ve have gated
please call their attention TO tn,
prices charged In other titiep, and tn,
compaiison between them and Mem
phis. They viii Tesdily zee tina
Memphis and Nashville ct bette
tefvics for less money than any othe
city Of their tizs In the Union. W,
nave carefully considered the Who'll,
question, and cannot consent at pres
ent 10 q tempt 10 do II for less thar
the price named. Yours truly,
40. + NoKL. P6esident.'
"In view, therefore, Of tbis action o
the telephone company, your commit
tie !, o. that they have No other alter
native than to now unan,mosly rec
ommeud the wilhdtawa Of the com
pany's instrumsutt from all reei iencei
and business places Ia our city by
each and ever "a scrbsr
THE o'mmitiee further unanimous
ly Tscomu end that each subscribe
ieluse absolutely 10 treat with thl
COMPANY, aud feiu,e 10 retain or "a
place their telephones, en- any bati
or terme, unless the company ehsl
sRree TO place every snbtcribsr on tn,
came bisis sud Il the same rate.
ID Il, MYER.. Chairman.
y. N. OLIVER, w. N. Bown,
w. X MALLORY, NM X MooRK,
"R j. WOODS LUs bASAuER
IL W. OVERALL, JULIUS A. TAYLOR
"HuSDsos CARY, heoreisTy."
Tho resuins Of the report aud tn
concluding recon nv nda, oos were 10
oeived ~lh .rolopsed sppluuse.
Mr.. u Nj + tee, on moyins that th'
report be r,or'v,d and adopts d, wisht'
70 cay ne was hesftiy IN symrath.
with this movement, which was no'
Ia q dangerous phase unlese every ms'
stood shouldn't shoulder Applause
They had lived Tor very many year
without the telephone, which Ia not
necessity OF iiis, but a mere con
venieLee. Tnty should row ttsn'
firm. i would be beiier 10 employ
90 little boys TO do the eervice. i
gould preserve ons's temper. Their
wilt be 10 cue" words used. aL'
II wonld NIKE them better men thar
4 they had the tel phone. The!
YOU d BE- bebslaciors ami eubserv
the public iutsrest aud help the com
muniiy ut lsrge. Lst u Q telephones b.
x ven mp; the s'Tyics OF ths islephous
i not necs'sAiy, aud a. men incl
could not iu'rei der when tie issu,
Sss made. Let them be DO ernined
u tbs tonDahy viii not surrnde
they cnuld obtaiu other telephones, q
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